Odd Repair?

[Japtastic]

I found this little lot in the inner rear arch and figured this might be the best place to ask. Car is 32 years old and no history. Is this a common thing to do to repair a rear arch or some kind of bodge?

 

[tigdlo]

Bodge, do you have a photo of the other side too?

 

[Tupers]

That’s a bodge.

They probably couldn’t find or make a replacement arch so they’re welded on those strips to connect the quarter panel to the inner wheel arch and used filler to bridge the gaps and build up the arch shape in the outside.

If you can’t/don’t want to have it all chopped out and done again I’d highly recommend cleaning off the surface rust, priming and paint that before moisture gets to it.

 

[frank horton]

takes a lot of time n skill to repair wheel arches without ripples even if u can get the panel.....
even then the panels dont always fit.....
client bought a new front panel for this V dub...the original for the mold must have had a front end crash repair...
took over 10 hours to modify the new panel to fit.....

just do the best u can plus get some kinda wax under body treatment...spray....every thing helps....
ps....park the repaired panel in the sun for a while, it'll help the wax soak in....

 

[Japtastic]

That’s a bodge.

They probably couldn’t find or make a replacement arch so they’re welded on those strips to connect the quarter panel to the inner wheel arch and used filler to bridge the gaps and build up the arch shape in the outside.

If you can’t/don’t want to have it all chopped out and done again I’d highly recommend cleaning off the surface rust, priming and paint that before moisture gets to it.

takes a lot of time n skill to repair wheel arches without ripples even if u can get the panel.....
even then the panels dont always fit.....
client bought a new front panel for this V dub...the original for the mold must have had a front end crash repair...
took over 10 hours to modify the new panel to fit.....
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just do the best u can plus get some kinda wax under body treatment...spray....every thing helps....
ps....park the repaired panel in the sun for a while, it'll help the wax soak in....

I think I see what you mean. This might not have been a complete rear quarter repair/replacement in Japan just the wheel arches rust repaired?

I'm in the process of refurbing each corner and the underneath of the car so will be stripping a lot back and respraying with epoxy primer and then some kind of stone chip.

I'll add your suggestion to my todo list to protect the repair the did

 

[arther dailey]

depends on value of car how much of a repair you do surely ? if its a beater and your main concern is mortgauge and food it will be secondary at the best .

 

[Bobupndown]

That seems a very recent repair given the lack of rust on the metal?

 

[Japtastic]

depends on value of car how much of a repair you do surely ? if its a beater and your main concern is mortgauge and food it will be secondary at the best .

It's a project car that will take me a good few years to work through but I will do bit by bit. It's an R32 GTR that's 32 years old so worth a fair bit and an appreciating asset. I imagine I'll get to that at some point and sort it properly but for now I'll clean it up and protect it.

That seems a very recent repair given the lack of rust on the metal?

I've had it for about a year but could have been repaired just before I got it.

 

[dobbslc]

We need pictures of this, we like a bit of JDM.

 

[lazybones51]

It's a project car that will take me a good few years to work through but I will do bit by bit. It's an R32 GTR that's 32 years old so worth a fair bit and an appreciating asset. I imagine I'll get to that at some point and sort it properly but for now I'll clean it up and protect it.



I've had it for about a year but could have been repaired just before I got it.

An R32 is worthy of having that inner arch replaced properly.

 

[Japtastic]

An R32 is worthy of having that inner arch replaced properly.

Yeah, definitely is but will have to wait for now as repairing lots of rust in other areas at the moment!

We need pictures of this, we like a bit of JDM.

You don’t have to ask me twice for those

At the docks picking it up.

Modernising

Current state

 

[daedalusminos]

Is this a common thing to do to repair a rear arch or some kind of bodge?

It's a bodge....only one step up from newspaper backing....which is actually quite handy as it often dates the bodge.

 

[MetalMonkey]

Looks to me like they have bent an angle on a piece of sheet for a lip, and then had to pie cut it to bend it into a curve and then plaster the lot in filler.
Very much the "quick repair" rather than a "restoration". Almost certainly done just before being advertised for sale.

 

[Tom O]

That will be these.

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[arther dailey]

It's a project car that will take me a good few years to work through but I will do bit by bit. It's an R32 GTR that's 32 years old so worth a fair bit and an appreciating asset. I imagine I'll get to that at some point and sort it properly but for now I'll clean it up and protect it.



I've had it for about a year but could have been repaired just before I got it.

Ah, GTR now thats a whole differant kettle of fish , well worth doing it properly , and congrats its my dream car so enjoy .

 

[Japtastic]

That will be these.

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Ahh yeah they do look like that, interesting find.

Ah, GTR now thats a whole differant kettle of fish , well worth doing it properly , and congrats it’s my dream car so enjoy .

Thanks man, yeah I’ve always loved them since owning various different models back in 2002. Had to sell each one as work, life and kids took over priorities but I can luckily now own one again, albeit a beaten up one, but I like to restoring things so that’s perfect

 

[Erie Fred]

It's sort of a bad repair or bodge, but at least it's not can foam and rubberized undercoating....

 

[Japtastic]

Yeah it’s holding up for now so I’ll improve it until I can fix properly.

 

[GRW]

Looks to me like they have bent an angle on a piece of sheet for a lip, and then had to pie cut it to bend it into a curve and then plaster the lot in filler.
Very much the "quick repair" rather than a "restoration". Almost certainly done just before being advertised for sale.

That is exactly what I did when repairing the rear arch on my old LDV Convoy (except mine was all welded).
Repair panels being unavailable (& the van was hardly valuable or concours) I did much the same to create a new steel arch shape.
Not something you'd think to do on something like this though.
My poor old van was the ideal thing to try to learn how to weld and make things fit - already fugly (few would argue that even a mint Convoy was ever a looker!) and worth very little - I could get away & kind of justify my newbie ham-fisted bodgery & experimentation upon it.

 

[arther dailey]

Ahh yeah they do look like that, interesting find.

Thanks man, yeah I’ve always loved them since owning various different models back in 2002. Had to sell each one as work, life and kids took over priorities but I can luckily now own one again, albeit a beaten up one, but I like to restoring things so that’s perfect

back in the day it was same for me, escort mexico s , meet girl ,sold , relationshit ends ,buy another...but envy you that ,happy days ahead for you , enjoy.